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VIDEO: Halifax comic fans remember Stan Lee

'He created worlds for us'

Bethany Ambrose reads a Marvel Comic at Strange Adventures on Wednesday. Ambrose met Lee at a comic convention and says he had “the most genuine, sweet smile.”

Bethany Ambrose reads a Marvel Comic at Strange Adventures on Wednesday. Ambrose met Lee at a comic convention and says he had “the most genuine, sweet smile.” Allison King

By Signal Staff

November 15, 2018, 3:16 pm ASTLast Updated: November 15, 2018, 3:16 pm

Comic book fans in Halifax, like Bethany Ambrose, are mourning the death of Stan Lee. The face of Marvel Comics for nearly 50 years, Lee died Monday at the age of 95.

The Signal went to Strange Adventures comic shop downtown to talk to people about their memories of Lee.

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